A five-run rally in the ninth inning brought the Red Sox a 7-6 victory over the Rangers. Until breaking loose, the Red Sox were held to only two hits, both coming in the fifth when a triple by Carlton Fisk, infield out by Ben Oglivie and pinch-homer by Andy Kosco produced two runs.

In the ninth, Carl Yastrzemski and Reggie Smith walked, Rico Petrocelli doubled and Oglivie and John Kennedy singled to account for the first three runs of the rally. Phil Gagliano then batted for Don Newhauser and doubled to drive in the tying and winning runs. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 7, Texas Rangers 6
Game Played on Saturday, August    26, 1972 (Night game) at Fenway Park
Rangers      1  1  1    0  2  1    0  0  0  -   6  9  1
Red Sox      0  0  0    0  2  0    0  0  5  -   7  7  0


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Maddox cf             2   1   0   0     2   0   .247      Harper cf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .267
  Biittner lf         1   0   1   0     0   0   .284      Aparicio ss           4   0   0   0     0   1   .267
Mason ss              5   0   0   0     0   0   .227      Yastrzemski 1b        2   1   0   0     2   1   .246
Ford rf               3   2   1   1     2   0   .231      Smith rf              3   1   0   0     1   1   .265
Billings c            4   1   2   2     1   0   .278      Petrocelli 3b         4   1   1   1     0   0   .257
Howard 1b             4   0   1   0     1   0   .244      Fisk c                4   1   1   0     0   1   .297
Jones 3b              4   1   1   1     1   1   .176      Oglivie lf            4   1   1   2     0   1   .246
Grieve lf,cf          2   1   1   0     1   1   .216      Kennedy 2b            4   1   2   1     0   1   .262
Ragland 2b            4   0   2   1     0   0   .174      McGlothen p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .229
Gogolewski p          3   0   0   0     0   1   .160        Curtis p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .122
  Lovitto ph          0   0   0   0     1   0   .208        Kosco ph            1   1   1   1     0   0   .242
  Panther p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .143        Tatum p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Cox p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .111        Miller ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .217
                                                            Newhauser p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Gagliano ph         1   0   1   2     0   0   .279

Totals               32   6   9   5     9   3             Totals               33   7   7   7     3   6

Time of Game: 2:34   Attendance: 18,107
Left on Base: Rangers 9, Red Sox 4
DP: Rangers 0, Red Sox 3
Errors: Ragland
Doubles: Ford (13), Grieve (2), Ragland (1), Petrocelli (12), Gagliano (4)
Triples: Fisk (8)
Home Runs: Billings (5), Kosco (7)
Caught Stealing: Ragland (1)
GIDP: Howard (17), Gogolewski (1), Maddox (7)
Hit by Pitch: Grieve (2,by Tatum)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gogolewski              7     2   2   2   1   5   1  25   4.67
Panther                 1     1   2   2   2   1   0   6   4.54
Cox L(3-5)              0.1   4   3   3   0   0   0   5   4.48
Totals                  8.1   7   7   7   3   6   1  36

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McGlothen               2.2   4   3   3   5   0   0  15   3.15
Curtis                  2.1   1   2   2   1   3   1   9   3.95
Tatum                   3     4   1   1   2   0   0  14   2.73
Newhauser W(4-2)        1     0   0   0   1   0   0   4   2.73
Totals                  9     9   6   6   9   3   1  42

Hit by Pitch: Tatum (2)

Umpires: HP - Jerry Neudecker, 1B - Bill Kunkel, 2B - Red Flaherty, 3B - Bill Haller


RANGERS 1ST: Maddox walked; Mason grounded out (second to first)
[Maddox to second]; Ford doubled to center [Maddox scored];
Billings singled to left [Ford to third]; Howard grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Billings out at second];
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 1, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Harper popped to catcher in foul territory;
Aparicio grounded out (third to first); Yastrzemski walked;
Smith forced Yastrzemski (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Rangers 1, Red Sox 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Jones walked; Grieve walked [Jones to second]; On a
bunt Ragland singled to pitcher [Jones to third, Grieve to
second]; Gogolewski grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Jones scored (no RBI), Grieve to third,
Ragland out at second]; Maddox walked; Mason lined to right; 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 2, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Petrocelli grounded out (shortstop to first); Fisk
made an out to shortstop; Oglivie flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 2, Red Sox 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Ford walked; Billings flied out to center; Howard
flied out to right; Jones singled to center [Ford scored, Jones
to second (on throw)]; CURTIS REPLACED MCGLOTHEN (PITCHING);
Grieve struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 3, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Kennedy was called out on strikes; Curtis reached
on an error by Ragland; Harper forced Curtis (shortstop to
second); Aparicio forced Harper (third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 3, Red Sox 0.

RANGERS 4TH: Ragland grounded out (pitcher to first); Gogolewski
was called out on strikes; Maddox grounded out (third to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 3, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 4TH: Yastrzemski lined to left; Smith grounded out
(shortstop to first); Petrocelli made an out to second; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 3, Red Sox 0.

RANGERS 5TH: Mason grounded out (shortstop to first); Ford
walked; Billings homered [Ford scored]; Howard grounded out
(shortstop to first); Jones struck out; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 5, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 5TH: Fisk tripled to center; Oglivie grounded out
(second to first) [Fisk scored]; Kennedy grounded out (second to
first); KOSCO BATTED FOR CURTIS; Kosco homered; Harper popped to
pitcher; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 5, Red Sox 2.

RANGERS 6TH: TATUM REPLACED KOSCO (PITCHING); Grieve doubled to
left; Ragland doubled to right [Grieve scored]; On a bunt
Gogolewski reached on a fielder's choice [Ragland out at third
(catcher to third)]; Maddox grounded into a double play (third
to second to first) [Gogolewski out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Rangers 6, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 6TH: Aparicio flied out to right; Yastrzemski struck
out; Smith was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 6, Red Sox 2.

RANGERS 7TH: Mason grounded out (pitcher to first); Ford made an
out to catcher; Billings walked; Howard singled to center
[Billings to second]; Jones flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Rangers 6, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 7TH: BIITTNER REPLACED MADDOX (PLAYING LF); GRIEVE
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); Petrocelli grounded out
(shortstop to first); Fisk struck out (catcher to first);
Oglivie struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 6, Red Sox 2.

RANGERS 8TH: Grieve was hit by a pitch; Ragland forced Grieve
(shortstop to second); LOVITTO BATTED FOR GOGOLEWSKI; Ragland
was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Lovitto
walked; Biittner singled to left [Lovitto to third, Biittner to
second (on throw to 3b)]; Mason made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 6, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 8TH: PANTHER REPLACED LOVITTO (PITCHING); Kennedy
singled to left; MILLER BATTED FOR TATUM; Miller popped to
catcher in foul territory; Harper made an out to shortstop;
Aparicio struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 6, Red Sox 2.

RANGERS 9TH: NEWHAUSER REPLACED MILLER (PITCHING); Ford lined to
shortstop; Billings grounded out (third to first); Howard
walked; Jones flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Rangers 6, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 9TH: Yastrzemski walked; Smith walked [Yastrzemski to
second]; COX REPLACED PANTHER (PITCHING); Petrocelli doubled to
center [Yastrzemski scored, Smith to third]; Fisk made an out to
second; Oglivie singled [Smith scored, Petrocelli to third];
Ben Oglivie's single hit the 1B bag; Kennedy singled to left
[Petrocelli scored, Oglivie to second]; GAGLIANO BATTED FOR
NEWHAUSER; Gagliano doubled to left [Oglivie scored, Kennedy
scored]; 5 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 6, Red Sox 7.